Foundations of Government & Articles of Confederation

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Please define the term “government.”

Describe the following forms of government.

Monarchy:

Dictatorship :

Aristocracy:

Republic:

List and describe the three functions of government.

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What are the three components of a republican government?

Define representatives.

Define interests.

Identify and describe three advantages of a republican government.

What is common welfare?

What is civic virtue?

Place the capital letter of the philosopher or document that corresponds to each statement.

A) Rousseau B) English Bill of Rights C) Locke D) Montesquieu

1) Trial by a jury of your peers.

2) Political revolution is not complete without a social revolution.

3) Liberty could be achieved by separating legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government.

4) All citizens should participate in democracy.

5) Offered the theory of social contract.

6) Established free elections and freedom of speech for members of Parliament.

7) Passion for equality.

8) Prevented the king from taxing without permission of Parliament.

9) The government could not impose cruel or unusual punishments.

10) In 1748, he wrote the book, Spirit of Laws.

11) Supported human freedom and opposed political tyranny.

12) In 1672, he wrote the book, Social Contract.

13) Citizens were guaranteed the rights to petition and to bear arms for their protection.

Respond to the following questions using your knowledge of the philosopher, John Locke.

List the three natural rights.

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What is the theory of “social contract”?

1) Between July 4, 1776 and March 1, 1781, who had governmental power in our country?

2) For the answer for #1, which power of government controlled the other two?

3) What was our first national government of the United States of America that was ratified on March 1, 1781?

4) Who wrote the first government of the United States?

5) Our first government gave power to which level of government?

6) In our first government of the United States, how many houses of the legislature were created?

7) Every state in the first government of the United States had how many votes in the legislature?

8) Any amendments to the first government of the United States required the approval of how many states?

9) In order for a bill to become law in the first government of the United States, how many states were required?

10) Who led a rebellion against the United States in 1787?

What are the four failures of the Articles of Confederation?

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What are the three successes of the Articles of Confederation?

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1) Divided Western land.
2) Public schools.
3) No slavery in the Northwest Territory.
4) Established procedure for statehood.

Define

1) Veto:
2) Regionalism:
3) Tariff:
4) Amendment:
5) Petition:
6) Peer:
7) Consent:
8) Bicameral: